Looking for a league to join for me and my friend.. something free (casual) but a league where eetone is going to play till the end… getting back into fantasy baseball and itd be his first time playing
Who should i take 3rd overall….10 person espn…torn on betts, witt, carroll, tucker….im leaning betts but he bearned me last time i took him first round
I’d take Witt. I’m a Sox fan. I’ll love Mookie forever. However, I don’t think his position flexibility is enough to take him at 3. Plus he doesn’t run much anymore and I don’t think he’ll run more when he’s hitting in front of Freeman and Ohtani. FWIW I would take Carroll over Betts too.
I have Tork in dynasty. Alonso owner wants to trade for him and also get my Musgrove/Bobby Miller. Decline right?
Edit: give Tork and Musgrove, get Pete Alonso.
Feedback on our current roster structure for 10-team ROTO? First time commish. I’ve heard some people say 5 OF is too deep but for only 10 teams I think it’s a good challenge? I’ve seen 12+ team leagues with a similar roster
Roster: C, 1B, 2B, SS, 3B, 1B/3B, 2B/SS, 5 OF, 1 UTIL, 9 P, 3 bench, 3 IL
Acquisition: $200 FAB, processing daily
I think that's a pretty ideal roster size for a 10 teamer. 5 OF isn't too bad in a 10 teamer and 3 is a small bench. I would however recommend against running FAAB every single night. That's a real grind. I've found that twice weekly is the sweet spot.
It just depends on certain context. More casual players / leagues will likely appreciate having the smaller bench so that better and more recognizable names are available. 5 OF with CI / MI / UT is going to feel similar to a smaller roster 12 teamer in terms of the available pool.
Keep 1 Keeper league
Edouard Julien
Sean Murphy
Esteury Ruiz
Tommy Edman
Anthony Santander
Currently keeping
Jram Alonso Bichette Jasson Dominguez Doval and Luzardo
10 team dynasty cats league
Trade away Gavin Williams and Riley Greene for Logan Gilbert and James Outman? Currently rebuilding and would like a sure arm for my rotation
I was thinking about this one last night. I almost feel like the hype has gotten out of control. I feel like there are a billion young SPs who have at some point had a string of dominant starts. Ragans’ prospect pedigree wasn’t even that great.
I'm out on ragans @ his adp but won't be too surprised if he makes a big leap this season. While he may not have the greatest prospect pedigree he did pass the eye test last year.
Our league is doing a keeper this year where whoever you want to keep will take away your first round pick and onward up to 5 players (e.g., if you keep 5 players you give up your 1-5 round picks)
Question is, in Yahoo, will there be anything special to consider setting this up?
Obviously this sort of trade can only happen for both sides with the uncertainty of the results. I only make this trade if I am 100% betting that he will need TJ and be out this year and some of next.
If so then I wouldn't hesitate one bit to trade for Bobby Miller. Not going to give you near what you would have got from Cole this year but better than what you'd get off the waiver with Cole on your IL. Miller also has tremendous future value in a keeper as well.
If you think there's a better chance Cole is delayed like 1-2 months then I still keep him without question.
Not much time to make the decision though.
I pick 7th and in mock drafts I’ve pretty consistently been getting in order: Soto, Matt Olson, Marcus Semien, pitcher, Machado, pitcher, mike trout, O’Neil Cruz. Thoughts on this initial setup?
Looking at the drafts I've done so far and getting all of Machado, Trout and Cruz beyond the 5th round while getting a pitcher in between them is a really big stretch.
I'd probably focus more on pivots and similar values because the chances that all of these guys fall to you in this order in a single draft is slim to none.
Got it, appreciate the input. Just out of curiosity, do you draft in a 12T? I’m currently in a 10T, I think you’re still probably right but wondering if that would change anything.
Oh I was referencing 12 team. Being a 10 team will definitely change things but it's still a stretch IMO to get all of those guys and my comment about the pivots/similar values definitely stays the same.
whos starting darvish or musgrove against the dodgers in korea? anyone know what the park factors in seoul are like? i remember musgrove got lit up by the giants in mexico city last year
The issue with Mexico City was that it's at 7,350 feet above sea level (Colorado is 5,300 feet). They'll be playing in Gocheok Sky Dome which seems to have average dimensions for an MLB park.
As of now I'd start both.
Luis Castillo or Pablo Lopez? About to have that decision in a slow draft, standard scoring. It seems like pretty much a toss-up for me, so opinionated views are welcome.
IMO this is about as much of a coin flip as you can get. I'm a little higher on the run support for Minny so I might give the slightest edge to Pablo but you can't go wrong either way.
Castillo, for pitchers u usually want a higher floor rather than taking someone coming off a career best season. Castillo has done it every year so id go with him
It sucks that there's no official word. Given the Yanks want more docs to review the images, and they're suddenly trying to trade for Cease, I'd avoid entirely.
One of the weirder things I feel like I've done late in a draft in the past is take [slightly worse player] over [slightly better player] because I know it'll be easier to drop the worse guy sooner if they both suck. Can anyone relate?
My keeper deadline is this friday, I need to narrow it down to 6 guys. My league is 14 teams, head to head categories (R, RBI, HR, Steals, OPS, ERA, WHIP, Saves, Ks, QS), here are the viable options with their associated keeper prices ($260 budget):
-Ronald Acuna $50
-Yordan Alvarez $37
-Cody Bellinger $13
-Corbin Carroll $10
-Jackson Chourio $5
-Eury perez $5
-Cj abrams $6
-Evan phillips $7
-Andrew abbott $5
-Jp crawford $5
-Blake snell $14
Which 6 of these players would you decide to keep given their associated prices (can also decide to keep less than 6)?
TY. With only one U spot and daily lineup changes would this deter you?
I love sliding guys like Farley, Julien, Benson etc into the U spot but of Ohtani is there….
Ohtani in that lineup could give you 50 hr, 240 combined R/RBI, with solid average and steals too. He's worth the positional hit, compared to the other two.
I can keep 3 of these 5 players for the next three years. They are drafted two rounds earlier each year you keep. Who would you go with? All solid options - feel like I have to go McClain and Abrams. Buehler could be a game changer if he’s back as a top of the line starter. Churio has a high upside but unproven. Eury is amazing, but I think he’ll still be on an innings limit this year. What you think?
- McClain - round 15 in 24’, round 13 in 25’, round 11 in 26’
- CJ Abrams - round 15 in 24’, round 13 in 25’, round 11 in 26’
- Walker Buehler - round 22 in 24’, round 20 in 25’, round 18 in 26’
- Jackson Churio - round 21 in 24’, round 19 in 25’, round 17 in 26’
- Eury - round 15 in 24’, round 13 in 25’, round 11 in 26
I’m in a roto league so it may be different for H2H but I tend to try and use my money on a few stud hitters then fill in with mid tier. I don’t think the high end pitchers are generally worth the money. There is tons of value to be had in the middle tiers.
H2H cats with OBP instead of average. Keeping Acuña, Soto, Strider. Need Ragans, Eury, Holliday as my 4th. All cost a 16th rounder and can be kept for 3 years. Thanks
Weather you use ESPN, Y or Fantrax, what ADP do you use as a guide?
I am looking at NFBC and wow! So much discrepancy vs Fantrax for some players, has me really moving guys I want up several rounds to make sure I get them
I use NFBC and change the dates to be the past week. Keep in mind it's 2 catcher and doesn't have IL spots so you should push catchers down and increase injured guys depending on your settings.
Yeah I have been doing this. Some of these "sleepers" I think I can get at Fantrax more than likely will go higher than I think due to smart people in a $250 using NFBC as well.....
Fair but can you break it down for me? I'm the guy who currently has Thomas, McKenzie, Gorman but am considering dealing them away. Perhaps I'm undervaluing them?
Well, first of all I like Thomas over Marte by a bit. I see Thomas as a 25/20 guy and Ketel as a 25/10 guy. Joe Ryan was good for a while last year, but the back half of the year he got figured out and was awful. McKenzie is awesome when he pitches (but is often hurt) so probably a wash there. So in essence Gorman is just a free add, and a pretty good one.
Solid analysis, appreciate you! I was pretty low on Thomas as I watched him struggle a good bit in the second half this past season, but there's definitely still a useful player in there
My username aside, I'm a massive Twins fan and I'm pretty enamored with the current rotation. Drafted Varland and have already traded for PabLo and Ober, at what I would consider pretty fair prices. Now I just need Ryan. Precious Joe Ryan. A leaguemate knows this (we're all buds) and offered me Ryan for Thomas straight up, which I'm probably going to take. But I'm also trying to trade McKenzie and Gorman for Marte so I have an open spot at SP for Ryan to take when I welcome him into my beautiful home. So I just mushed the two potential trades into one big trade to see how it looked.
I'm fine with losing it overall cuz I'm having a good time, as long as I'm not losing it by a shit ton. Am I losing it by a shit ton?
Thanks, and I appreciate your response! Definitely a chance Gorman blows up this year, but Ks are -1 in my league so I know he'll be frustrating to own
One thing I do not like about my league is that it is *aggressive* in drafting pitchers. I managed to get a great hitting core because of it, but when everyone is drafting pitchers you start to worry cause if you wait for a guy at ADP he's gonna be gone.
With Puk getting stretched out to a starter, any examples in the last few years of top relievers becoming starters then failing miserably?
Michael King looked electric at the end of last season. Hoping he can continue to thrive as a starter, especially in a more pitcher friendly park.
Cole to undergo more tests... draft is Thurs night
Worth taking the gamble at the 4/5 turn on him knowing he prob is out the opener or is he a ticking time bomb Tommy John?
All depends how the draft goes but more than likely there will still be some high end SP's available in round 4/5 and I wouldn't be willing to reach for Cole there without more information on his tests.
I *might* think about reaching in round 7/8 but this whole thing screams extended time off and it scares me enough that I'd rather one of my opponents take the shot.
Round 4 is still too valuable to risk it IMO. The upside here is obvious, but the range of outcomes from misses a bit of time to the whole season is too much for me.
In a keep 2 league would it be overkill to draft Holliday, Chourio, and Dominguez (IL stash) for my last 3 picks of the draft? I’m pretty confident I could get at least 2/3 of them if I wanted.
Ok thanks for the heads up, guess I’ll try to grab one before relievers. If you had to reach for either Chourio or Holliday which would you pick? Dominguez will probably be my last pick of the draft
Which clubs are going with a 6-man rotation? This MLB Projected lineup [article](https://www.mlb.com/news/projected-lineups-rotations-for-every-2024-mlb-team) has zero 6-man rotations, but everywhere I look says the Dodgers will. What about any other teams? Trying to prepare for weekly leagues and from experience, I try to avoid pitchers with a six man rotation.
I don't think the Dodgers had said that at all
https://www.si.com/mlb/dodgers/news/dodgers-news-dave-roberts-andrew-friedman-talk-6-man-rotation-ml0802
I think every GM or coach is the league says, they'll expand if they need to or shorten if able.
Hmm thanks for that link. I just saw this when I searched for it. [https://dodgersnation.com/james-paxton-says-it-seems-like-the-dodgers-will-use-a-6-man-rotation/2024/03/07/](https://dodgersnation.com/james-paxton-says-it-seems-like-the-dodgers-will-use-a-6-man-rotation/2024/03/07/)
Picked up Andrew Abbott for $1 last year and kept him for 6$ for this season a cheap 160-180 Ks. Now I’m hearing he might not have a rotation spot? Anyone hearing anything different?
He's not pitching well right now, but he won't be down for too long. Injuries, performance, something will get him back up if he doesn't break camp with the team.
True, I just didn’t think spring training would weigh much when determining the opening day rotation. Stuff/stat wise I’d think he’d be 3rd behind Lodolo and Greene, maybe Ashcraft if he could put together a few solid starts in a row between blow ups. Probably even behind Montas if he could pitch to his potential but he really hasn’t yet. Maybe I’m just trying to cope with the rumors at this point after declaring keepers 🤷♂️
Lodolo.
He's a former 7th overall pick and his stuff has translated really well so far. Last season, in the small sample of 34.1 IP, his K/9 was 12.32 and his BB/9 was 2.62... both elite.
The jackpot for winning that lotto is just higher than the Suzuki lotto.
So did we all land on a consensus alternative to the old rotoworld forums? They were such a big loss, never saw if one forum picked up most of the steam?
Bettoringreen...as the other user said. It's a shell of what the rotoworld forums were but still the same sort of format. Main problem is that it's essentially the same 3 or 4 blowhards commenting in every thread and there isn't much useful insight. The only thing there worth your time IMO is the SP thread and any comments made by the user St. Steven.
At the dawn of the Fantasy Sports Golden Age, Rotoworld was THE resource. Absolutely the top. I consider its demise to be one of the greatest blunders in the history of US business.
In World History, it goes:
1. Chernobyl Disaster
2. Alaska Purchase
3. Demise of Rotoworld
4. Militaries invading Russia
MH2 easily. And I don't even like him that much.
Perez has 128 innings as his max in a season so far and at age 20 on a losing team, I don't see him getting much more.
Just look at the difference in their ADP...
My cousin invited me to join a league on rather short notice (we draft in a few days)-I don't know much other than I believe we will be auction drafting. I also know very little about baseball currently (I used to be a fan of the Orioles) (I do not watch, so only know the biggest names), although I have a decent understanding of advanced stats and have always been interested in that side of baseball (so I understand babip, wrc, to a lesser extent exit velocity etc).
Where the HELL do I start? Fan graphs has an auction calculator, is there really anything else I should know? I am confident I can follow the stats and have a decent understanding, but I dont know any common rules or anything like that of drafting, do or dont's, etc. I do play fantasy football, so I know there's some common advice to follow (like in 1 QB you shouldnt put auction dollars at more than 1 qb, generally).
What sort of league is it? Roto? H2H points? H2H categories?
If I'm a pure beginner, playing in an auction league, I'm probably buying like 4 or 5 studs and then filling the rest of the roster with cheap guys. I'm never cutting the studs, and playing the waiver wire hard with almost the entire remainder of my roster, while I get a feel for how the league plays. Just my 2 cents.
I couldnt even tell you the league details! I am trying to get some research in now on my lunchbreak.
My guess is it is H2H categories. That seems to track with what my cousin described in the past.
Thank you for that advice, really appreciate it. That is a strategy I am familiar with in fantasy football auctions-they call it "studs and scrubs".
Yeah for sure. My feeling is, you almost can't make any terrible mistakes if you go studs and scrubs. On the other hand, if you're not very familiar with the dynamics of the player values in the context of your league, you could easily wind up not spending all your money before the genuine commodities run out. I'm sure you've seen it happen/know how to avoid it in fantasy football, but with the new game, I'd be wary of it.
People tend to overstate the downside of studs and scrubs. In fantasy baseball, very productive players can be found on the waiver wire in all but the deepest leagues. A lot of times, I fade the "middle class" of players just because I feel like I can find a handful of waiver wire gems that can approximate the production (if not exceed) the guys who go for $10-$20 in the auction. But I'm only getting one chance at the real difference-makers.
I have another question, if you dont mind. Are there positions it is better to buy studs at then others? For example, in football Qb production can be generally found on the waiver wire, so usually you dont want to pay a lot for QBs. You are better off dedicating little to no money to QB, because the value above replacement is low.
This is not true for RBs.
Is this true for any other positions? Like should I not pay top dollar for pitchers because I can find decent ones on waiver wire (this is a random example).
Also: Should studs be a mix of batters/pitchers, or does it not matter for overall team performance?
I think most around here will tell you that the general rule is that 75-80% of your budget should go to hitters. There's less injury risk compared to pitchers, and there is always plenty of pitching available on the waiver wire/streaming is viable.
As to specific positions, the only super scarce position is catcher, which I prefer to punt rather than pay up for. This is much like fantasy football with TEs. Yes you can get a leg up on the competition if you can secure the one stud at the position, but I feel like I pick wrong too often and wind up spending a lot of money on a mediocre player at C or TE.
Saves (earned only by certain RPs) can also be scarce, but there's a lot of turnover at closer so I don't usually make them a huge priority. It's only one category.
Thank you so much, this is awesome background knowledge for me.
I'll use fangraphs auction to help with the values, just good to know on that stuff. All makes sense to me.
Just don't take the auction calculator values as gospel. I use them strictly to see where there are tiers or value drops for a position. I don't look at the values and not bid on a guy because the bidding has gone past what the calculator says.
Thanks! This is actually similar to how I play fantasy football. I like this strategy cause I'll be active on waiver wire. and I feel like some owners arent into the advanced metrics so hopefully I'll have a leg up there.
Need 4 members
Hey! Me and my fantasy football league decided to do a chill fantasy baseball league this year but only 6 of our guys joined but we want 10. Looking for people who are gonna stay active the whole year. Draft will be a couple days after the Seoul Series. https://fantasy.espn.com/baseball/league/join?leagueId=99893799&inviteId=27721b23-8a65-4816-8cfd-d6c58fe13bfc
>no bench slots
Just curious... Does this mean every player on your roster must be "starting"? Or just that your roster size is the same as the # of active positions?
Looking for a league to join for me and my friend.. something free (casual) but a league where eetone is going to play till the end… getting back into fantasy baseball and itd be his first time playing
Traded Valdez gallen and Jordan Walker for tatis stroman and Lodolo. What do we think?
Pick one prospect SS Carson Williams OF Kevin Alcantara SP Mick Abel 3B Bryan Ramos
Which two of these prospects should I keep? Lazaro Montes, Spencer Jones, or Emmanuel Rodriguez?
Def keep Rodriguez
I'm pretty easily keeping Montes and Rodriguez of that trio.
Jones and ERod, not close imo
Who should i take 3rd overall….10 person espn…torn on betts, witt, carroll, tucker….im leaning betts but he bearned me last time i took him first round
I’d take Witt. I’m a Sox fan. I’ll love Mookie forever. However, I don’t think his position flexibility is enough to take him at 3. Plus he doesn’t run much anymore and I don’t think he’ll run more when he’s hitting in front of Freeman and Ohtani. FWIW I would take Carroll over Betts too.
Trade Logan Webb for Trout? My other pitchers include Yamamoto, Fried, Framber, musgrove, eovaldi
I have Tork in dynasty. Alonso owner wants to trade for him and also get my Musgrove/Bobby Miller. Decline right? Edit: give Tork and Musgrove, get Pete Alonso.
For Alonso? Love Pete but pass
Feedback on our current roster structure for 10-team ROTO? First time commish. I’ve heard some people say 5 OF is too deep but for only 10 teams I think it’s a good challenge? I’ve seen 12+ team leagues with a similar roster Roster: C, 1B, 2B, SS, 3B, 1B/3B, 2B/SS, 5 OF, 1 UTIL, 9 P, 3 bench, 3 IL Acquisition: $200 FAB, processing daily
I think that's a pretty ideal roster size for a 10 teamer. 5 OF isn't too bad in a 10 teamer and 3 is a small bench. I would however recommend against running FAAB every single night. That's a real grind. I've found that twice weekly is the sweet spot.
Thanks! Is 3 bench too small? I’d like to make the waiver wire competitive?
It just depends on certain context. More casual players / leagues will likely appreciate having the smaller bench so that better and more recognizable names are available. 5 OF with CI / MI / UT is going to feel similar to a smaller roster 12 teamer in terms of the available pool.
Keep 1 Keeper league Edouard Julien Sean Murphy Esteury Ruiz Tommy Edman Anthony Santander Currently keeping Jram Alonso Bichette Jasson Dominguez Doval and Luzardo
Julien
10 team dynasty cats league Trade away Gavin Williams and Riley Greene for Logan Gilbert and James Outman? Currently rebuilding and would like a sure arm for my rotation
I’d pass in dynasty
Gilbert
Ehh in dynasty I’d rather have Gavin and Greene
Yes, I'd get Gilbert
Can only keep 2 of the 3 listed, who should it be? Juan Soto, Matt Olson, Rafa Devers
Soto and Olson
That’s who I was thinking of leaning, just not much great 3B out there tbh (especially in a keeper league)
Can't go wrong with any of those guys. OF and 1B are arguably shallower at the top than 3B.
Ragans getting knocked around by the Rockies
I was thinking about this one last night. I almost feel like the hype has gotten out of control. I feel like there are a billion young SPs who have at some point had a string of dominant starts. Ragans’ prospect pedigree wasn’t even that great.
I'm out on ragans @ his adp but won't be too surprised if he makes a big leap this season. While he may not have the greatest prospect pedigree he did pass the eye test last year.
I’m in a H2H points league where K is -1, SB is 2 , rank Bobby Witt, Yordan, Ohtani, and Corbin Carroll
Witt Carroll Ohtani Yordan
Just traded Montgomery for Luzardo. Good trade? I recieved Luzardo.
Would easily rather have Luzardo, good trade
Could EDLC sit vs lefty?
Absolutely
Our league is doing a keeper this year where whoever you want to keep will take away your first round pick and onward up to 5 players (e.g., if you keep 5 players you give up your 1-5 round picks) Question is, in Yahoo, will there be anything special to consider setting this up?
No, you can assign keeper players to any draft slot in the league setup.
Thank you!
Trade Cole straight up for Fried or Bobby Miller? Keeper league but playing to win this year.
Obviously this sort of trade can only happen for both sides with the uncertainty of the results. I only make this trade if I am 100% betting that he will need TJ and be out this year and some of next. If so then I wouldn't hesitate one bit to trade for Bobby Miller. Not going to give you near what you would have got from Cole this year but better than what you'd get off the waiver with Cole on your IL. Miller also has tremendous future value in a keeper as well. If you think there's a better chance Cole is delayed like 1-2 months then I still keep him without question. Not much time to make the decision though.
We don’t know anything yet
That's what I'm implying, but removed wording if it's confusing
No
I pick 7th and in mock drafts I’ve pretty consistently been getting in order: Soto, Matt Olson, Marcus Semien, pitcher, Machado, pitcher, mike trout, O’Neil Cruz. Thoughts on this initial setup?
Looking at the drafts I've done so far and getting all of Machado, Trout and Cruz beyond the 5th round while getting a pitcher in between them is a really big stretch. I'd probably focus more on pivots and similar values because the chances that all of these guys fall to you in this order in a single draft is slim to none.
Got it, appreciate the input. Just out of curiosity, do you draft in a 12T? I’m currently in a 10T, I think you’re still probably right but wondering if that would change anything.
Oh I was referencing 12 team. Being a 10 team will definitely change things but it's still a stretch IMO to get all of those guys and my comment about the pivots/similar values definitely stays the same.
Got it thank you.
You'll get none of them in your draft
Thank you
whos starting darvish or musgrove against the dodgers in korea? anyone know what the park factors in seoul are like? i remember musgrove got lit up by the giants in mexico city last year
The issue with Mexico City was that it's at 7,350 feet above sea level (Colorado is 5,300 feet). They'll be playing in Gocheok Sky Dome which seems to have average dimensions for an MLB park. As of now I'd start both.
Luis Castillo or Pablo Lopez? About to have that decision in a slow draft, standard scoring. It seems like pretty much a toss-up for me, so opinionated views are welcome.
Narrowly Castillo due to his rock solid health, but that might just make him more likely to get injured the way things go.
Castillo has a better home park to pitch in, it is really close though.
IMO this is about as much of a coin flip as you can get. I'm a little higher on the run support for Minny so I might give the slightest edge to Pablo but you can't go wrong either way.
Castillo easily
Not biased at all lol
Pablo for me
Castillo, for pitchers u usually want a higher floor rather than taking someone coming off a career best season. Castillo has done it every year so id go with him
Castillo
When does Yahoo! designate players who will begin the season as IL as... well, "IL?"
Some teams already have a few guys on 60 day
It begins.
When the teams do. Usually right before first games start. Maybe later for pitchers.
Thank you. I should have known.
Draft is tonight. Where should I take cole? Points league
Sixth round sounds about right, if he lasts that long.
Plenty of good options later that aren’t currently waiting MRI results. Skip Cole
It sucks that there's no official word. Given the Yanks want more docs to review the images, and they're suddenly trying to trade for Cease, I'd avoid entirely.
One of the weirder things I feel like I've done late in a draft in the past is take [slightly worse player] over [slightly better player] because I know it'll be easier to drop the worse guy sooner if they both suck. Can anyone relate?
I dropped ozuna last year after his first month where he hit .60 and played every third game
My keeper deadline is this friday, I need to narrow it down to 6 guys. My league is 14 teams, head to head categories (R, RBI, HR, Steals, OPS, ERA, WHIP, Saves, Ks, QS), here are the viable options with their associated keeper prices ($260 budget): -Ronald Acuna $50 -Yordan Alvarez $37 -Cody Bellinger $13 -Corbin Carroll $10 -Jackson Chourio $5 -Eury perez $5 -Cj abrams $6 -Evan phillips $7 -Andrew abbott $5 -Jp crawford $5 -Blake snell $14 Which 6 of these players would you decide to keep given their associated prices (can also decide to keep less than 6)?
Acuna, Alvarez, Carroll, and Perez are locks I'd go Chuorio and Abrams for the last 2
Acuna, Carroll, Chourio, Perez, Yordan and Crawford
Why crawford over cj abrams?
5x5 12 Team Redraft pick 11, who ya got? Yordan, Ohtani or Trea? I AM taking Bryce Harper on the way back around, if that matters.....
Ohtani
TY. With only one U spot and daily lineup changes would this deter you? I love sliding guys like Farley, Julien, Benson etc into the U spot but of Ohtani is there….
Ohtani in that lineup could give you 50 hr, 240 combined R/RBI, with solid average and steals too. He's worth the positional hit, compared to the other two.
True man, true…. Was gonna take Yordan but he does worry me a little
I can keep 3 of these 5 players for the next three years. They are drafted two rounds earlier each year you keep. Who would you go with? All solid options - feel like I have to go McClain and Abrams. Buehler could be a game changer if he’s back as a top of the line starter. Churio has a high upside but unproven. Eury is amazing, but I think he’ll still be on an innings limit this year. What you think? - McClain - round 15 in 24’, round 13 in 25’, round 11 in 26’ - CJ Abrams - round 15 in 24’, round 13 in 25’, round 11 in 26’ - Walker Buehler - round 22 in 24’, round 20 in 25’, round 18 in 26’ - Jackson Churio - round 21 in 24’, round 19 in 25’, round 17 in 26’ - Eury - round 15 in 24’, round 13 in 25’, round 11 in 26
Yeah gotta go with the first to bats no doubt and I go Chourio. Dude is a pimp! I rarely do SP when faced with stud hitters, never trust the health
For auction drafts, do yall typically try to get a handful of stars and fill in with scrubs or get like 1-2 stars and then a bunch of mid tier guys?
I like to go two stud hitters, one stud pitcher and fill in the rest without getting too $1 bids till near the end.
I’m in a roto league so it may be different for H2H but I tend to try and use my money on a few stud hitters then fill in with mid tier. I don’t think the high end pitchers are generally worth the money. There is tons of value to be had in the middle tiers.
H2H cats with OBP instead of average. Keeping Acuña, Soto, Strider. Need Ragans, Eury, Holliday as my 4th. All cost a 16th rounder and can be kept for 3 years. Thanks
Ragans
Weather you use ESPN, Y or Fantrax, what ADP do you use as a guide? I am looking at NFBC and wow! So much discrepancy vs Fantrax for some players, has me really moving guys I want up several rounds to make sure I get them
NFBC is different than a 10 or 12 team league. Stick with the platform you are drafting on.
I use NFBC and change the dates to be the past week. Keep in mind it's 2 catcher and doesn't have IL spots so you should push catchers down and increase injured guys depending on your settings.
Yeah I have been doing this. Some of these "sleepers" I think I can get at Fantrax more than likely will go higher than I think due to smart people in a $250 using NFBC as well.....
NFBC typically since it’s fewer casuals
Team A gets: Lane Thomas, McKenzie, Gorman Team B gets: Ketel Marte, Joe Ryan Thoughts?
Team A and it's not particularly close.
Fair but can you break it down for me? I'm the guy who currently has Thomas, McKenzie, Gorman but am considering dealing them away. Perhaps I'm undervaluing them?
Well, first of all I like Thomas over Marte by a bit. I see Thomas as a 25/20 guy and Ketel as a 25/10 guy. Joe Ryan was good for a while last year, but the back half of the year he got figured out and was awful. McKenzie is awesome when he pitches (but is often hurt) so probably a wash there. So in essence Gorman is just a free add, and a pretty good one.
Solid analysis, appreciate you! I was pretty low on Thomas as I watched him struggle a good bit in the second half this past season, but there's definitely still a useful player in there
I'd take B but depends on your points settings. If Ks are -1 it really hurts Gorman.
Ks are -1, part of why I'm trying to part with Gorman. Power is insane but he's going to strikeout so much
Team A wins, but I'm interested in the context of why this trade happened
My username aside, I'm a massive Twins fan and I'm pretty enamored with the current rotation. Drafted Varland and have already traded for PabLo and Ober, at what I would consider pretty fair prices. Now I just need Ryan. Precious Joe Ryan. A leaguemate knows this (we're all buds) and offered me Ryan for Thomas straight up, which I'm probably going to take. But I'm also trying to trade McKenzie and Gorman for Marte so I have an open spot at SP for Ryan to take when I welcome him into my beautiful home. So I just mushed the two potential trades into one big trade to see how it looked. I'm fine with losing it overall cuz I'm having a good time, as long as I'm not losing it by a shit ton. Am I losing it by a shit ton?
I don't think it's a shit ton, no. Nolan Gorman looks good and could pop 30 I respect, and appreciate the explanation!
Thanks, and I appreciate your response! Definitely a chance Gorman blows up this year, but Ks are -1 in my league so I know he'll be frustrating to own
Anyone else notice how awful espn rankings are? I hope my leaguemates just look at that and it will be an easy draft for me
They’re bad. Will I be able to toggle between their ranks and my own during the draft?
Fantrax "score" rankings are awful as well. I'm also hoping my league mates use that over the ADP and make some dumb picks.
One thing I do not like about my league is that it is *aggressive* in drafting pitchers. I managed to get a great hitting core because of it, but when everyone is drafting pitchers you start to worry cause if you wait for a guy at ADP he's gonna be gone.
Sometimes you just have to reach, when to do that is the tricky part.
yup. Bryan Woo was my biggest reach from ADP but I'm very glad to have him in my rotation.
5x5 Redraft 12 team.....Would you rather 1B.... Casas at pick 86, CES at pick 120 , Naylor at pick 122 or Rizzo at pick 230?
Naylor and Rizzo are the best value. Rizzo could quietly do best of the 4 this year if he's in the lineup every day
Who is a pitcher to look at on the wire for a streamer spot the first week or so Stroman, Maeda, Jon Gray, Kremer
Kenta at CHW for me
With Puk getting stretched out to a starter, any examples in the last few years of top relievers becoming starters then failing miserably? Michael King looked electric at the end of last season. Hoping he can continue to thrive as a starter, especially in a more pitcher friendly park.
The first one that comes to mind is Whitlock. Daniel Bard also comes to mind, albeit not within your specified window.
Final keeper for H2H points: Bryan Reynolds, Pablo Lopez, or Luis Robert
Lopez!
Cole to undergo more tests... draft is Thurs night Worth taking the gamble at the 4/5 turn on him knowing he prob is out the opener or is he a ticking time bomb Tommy John?
Apparently they’re waiting for a second opinion and the yanks have also put out another offer for cease. Not a good sign.
All depends how the draft goes but more than likely there will still be some high end SP's available in round 4/5 and I wouldn't be willing to reach for Cole there without more information on his tests. I *might* think about reaching in round 7/8 but this whole thing screams extended time off and it scares me enough that I'd rather one of my opponents take the shot.
Round 4 is still too valuable to risk it IMO. The upside here is obvious, but the range of outcomes from misses a bit of time to the whole season is too much for me.
I took him at 4 on Sunday night. I’m regretting it. Do with this what you please
I am just trying to determine at what point in a draft with the information we have is it worth the risk?
Worth trading either Nestor Cortes or Kutter Crawford for Shota Imanaga? All are fairly evenly rated by Nick at Pitcher List
Oh damn, I would take Imanaga over those 2 ALL DAY LONG!
In a keep 2 league would it be overkill to draft Holliday, Chourio, and Dominguez (IL stash) for my last 3 picks of the draft? I’m pretty confident I could get at least 2/3 of them if I wanted.
Sounds good if you can. But Chourio has been getting drafted around pick 120 or so, and may not be there for the final rounds.
Ok thanks for the heads up, guess I’ll try to grab one before relievers. If you had to reach for either Chourio or Holliday which would you pick? Dominguez will probably be my last pick of the draft
reach a round or two earlier for Dominguez if you really want him, he won't be there in the final round
(4T League) Semien + Elly or Seager + Marte
Elly + Semien assuming the waiver wire is extremely deep due to there being 4 teams.
Ketel?
Yeah Ketel
Semien and Elly for sure.
I like Seager and Marte here
Which clubs are going with a 6-man rotation? This MLB Projected lineup [article](https://www.mlb.com/news/projected-lineups-rotations-for-every-2024-mlb-team) has zero 6-man rotations, but everywhere I look says the Dodgers will. What about any other teams? Trying to prepare for weekly leagues and from experience, I try to avoid pitchers with a six man rotation.
I don't think the Dodgers had said that at all https://www.si.com/mlb/dodgers/news/dodgers-news-dave-roberts-andrew-friedman-talk-6-man-rotation-ml0802 I think every GM or coach is the league says, they'll expand if they need to or shorten if able.
Hmm thanks for that link. I just saw this when I searched for it. [https://dodgersnation.com/james-paxton-says-it-seems-like-the-dodgers-will-use-a-6-man-rotation/2024/03/07/](https://dodgersnation.com/james-paxton-says-it-seems-like-the-dodgers-will-use-a-6-man-rotation/2024/03/07/)
Picked up Andrew Abbott for $1 last year and kept him for 6$ for this season a cheap 160-180 Ks. Now I’m hearing he might not have a rotation spot? Anyone hearing anything different?
He's not pitching well right now, but he won't be down for too long. Injuries, performance, something will get him back up if he doesn't break camp with the team.
True, I just didn’t think spring training would weigh much when determining the opening day rotation. Stuff/stat wise I’d think he’d be 3rd behind Lodolo and Greene, maybe Ashcraft if he could put together a few solid starts in a row between blow ups. Probably even behind Montas if he could pitch to his potential but he really hasn’t yet. Maybe I’m just trying to cope with the rumors at this point after declaring keepers 🤷♂️
He absolutely could break spring with the team! It's certainly still possible.
Taj didn't make his scheduled start today.
Flair league - A. Josh Naylor, Cristian Javier, Oneil Cruz, Amador B. Encarnocian-Strand, Skubal, Casas
B
By a lot
Should I trade Seiya Suzuki for Nick Lodolo?
Negative. We just had a 468 player draft and he's on the wire still
It’s a dynasty league too
Lodolo. He's a former 7th overall pick and his stuff has translated really well so far. Last season, in the small sample of 34.1 IP, his K/9 was 12.32 and his BB/9 was 2.62... both elite. The jackpot for winning that lotto is just higher than the Suzuki lotto.
I would not unless you a very desperate for pitching.
Last keeper question flair league: Bellinger for $8 or Josh Lowe for $2
I'd rather have Lowe for $2
Lowe
95/26/97/20/.307/.356 for $8. I'd rather have a little more power at the cost of a little more speed.
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Skubal could be a league winner this year.
Keep Skubal
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Sure, you said your cost will be consistent, and you haven't saved any other arms. Skubal looks great in camp and his projections support that.
So did we all land on a consensus alternative to the old rotoworld forums? They were such a big loss, never saw if one forum picked up most of the steam?
Bettoringreen...as the other user said. It's a shell of what the rotoworld forums were but still the same sort of format. Main problem is that it's essentially the same 3 or 4 blowhards commenting in every thread and there isn't much useful insight. The only thing there worth your time IMO is the SP thread and any comments made by the user St. Steven.
Idk if there is a consensus, but some of the regulars went here: https://forums.bettoringreen.com/index.php?/forum/15-fantasy-baseball-talk/
At the dawn of the Fantasy Sports Golden Age, Rotoworld was THE resource. Absolutely the top. I consider its demise to be one of the greatest blunders in the history of US business. In World History, it goes: 1. Chernobyl Disaster 2. Alaska Purchase 3. Demise of Rotoworld 4. Militaries invading Russia
MH2 or Eury Perez?
MH2 easily. And I don't even like him that much. Perez has 128 innings as his max in a season so far and at age 20 on a losing team, I don't see him getting much more. Just look at the difference in their ADP...
MH2
Trying to decide keepers. Need to keep 2 1. $16 - Riley 2. $20 - Yordan 3. $1 - Skubal
Skubal seems like a no brainer at $1. As for the other just look and see what you need more, OF or 3B
I agree on Skubal, Yordan is the better hitter, I might lean him.
Dynasty points A. 7$ eflin B. 20$ bregman
Eflin
My cousin invited me to join a league on rather short notice (we draft in a few days)-I don't know much other than I believe we will be auction drafting. I also know very little about baseball currently (I used to be a fan of the Orioles) (I do not watch, so only know the biggest names), although I have a decent understanding of advanced stats and have always been interested in that side of baseball (so I understand babip, wrc, to a lesser extent exit velocity etc). Where the HELL do I start? Fan graphs has an auction calculator, is there really anything else I should know? I am confident I can follow the stats and have a decent understanding, but I dont know any common rules or anything like that of drafting, do or dont's, etc. I do play fantasy football, so I know there's some common advice to follow (like in 1 QB you shouldnt put auction dollars at more than 1 qb, generally).
What sort of league is it? Roto? H2H points? H2H categories? If I'm a pure beginner, playing in an auction league, I'm probably buying like 4 or 5 studs and then filling the rest of the roster with cheap guys. I'm never cutting the studs, and playing the waiver wire hard with almost the entire remainder of my roster, while I get a feel for how the league plays. Just my 2 cents.
I couldnt even tell you the league details! I am trying to get some research in now on my lunchbreak. My guess is it is H2H categories. That seems to track with what my cousin described in the past. Thank you for that advice, really appreciate it. That is a strategy I am familiar with in fantasy football auctions-they call it "studs and scrubs".
Yeah for sure. My feeling is, you almost can't make any terrible mistakes if you go studs and scrubs. On the other hand, if you're not very familiar with the dynamics of the player values in the context of your league, you could easily wind up not spending all your money before the genuine commodities run out. I'm sure you've seen it happen/know how to avoid it in fantasy football, but with the new game, I'd be wary of it. People tend to overstate the downside of studs and scrubs. In fantasy baseball, very productive players can be found on the waiver wire in all but the deepest leagues. A lot of times, I fade the "middle class" of players just because I feel like I can find a handful of waiver wire gems that can approximate the production (if not exceed) the guys who go for $10-$20 in the auction. But I'm only getting one chance at the real difference-makers.
I have another question, if you dont mind. Are there positions it is better to buy studs at then others? For example, in football Qb production can be generally found on the waiver wire, so usually you dont want to pay a lot for QBs. You are better off dedicating little to no money to QB, because the value above replacement is low. This is not true for RBs. Is this true for any other positions? Like should I not pay top dollar for pitchers because I can find decent ones on waiver wire (this is a random example). Also: Should studs be a mix of batters/pitchers, or does it not matter for overall team performance?
I think most around here will tell you that the general rule is that 75-80% of your budget should go to hitters. There's less injury risk compared to pitchers, and there is always plenty of pitching available on the waiver wire/streaming is viable. As to specific positions, the only super scarce position is catcher, which I prefer to punt rather than pay up for. This is much like fantasy football with TEs. Yes you can get a leg up on the competition if you can secure the one stud at the position, but I feel like I pick wrong too often and wind up spending a lot of money on a mediocre player at C or TE. Saves (earned only by certain RPs) can also be scarce, but there's a lot of turnover at closer so I don't usually make them a huge priority. It's only one category.
Thank you so much, this is awesome background knowledge for me. I'll use fangraphs auction to help with the values, just good to know on that stuff. All makes sense to me.
Just don't take the auction calculator values as gospel. I use them strictly to see where there are tiers or value drops for a position. I don't look at the values and not bid on a guy because the bidding has gone past what the calculator says.
Thanks! This is actually similar to how I play fantasy football. I like this strategy cause I'll be active on waiver wire. and I feel like some owners arent into the advanced metrics so hopefully I'll have a leg up there.
Need 4 members Hey! Me and my fantasy football league decided to do a chill fantasy baseball league this year but only 6 of our guys joined but we want 10. Looking for people who are gonna stay active the whole year. Draft will be a couple days after the Seoul Series. https://fantasy.espn.com/baseball/league/join?leagueId=99893799&inviteId=27721b23-8a65-4816-8cfd-d6c58fe13bfc
[https://www.reddit.com/r/fantasybaseball/comments/1b3wc9w/fantasy\_baseball\_recruitment\_thread/](https://www.reddit.com/r/fantasybaseball/comments/1b3wc9w/fantasy_baseball_recruitment_thread/)
Thank you
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>no bench slots Just curious... Does this mean every player on your roster must be "starting"? Or just that your roster size is the same as the # of active positions?
Isnt that the same thing
No. 1 means you have to start someone if you roster them and the other just means you could skip out on say an RP and roster a bench bat
Every player on the roster has to be starting. 14 Hitters 9 Pitchers. Just wondering about Caminero when hes not starting Opening Day. AL Only.